Good one!..no reason to go to this tournament if you have no chance of winning.Long way to go and expensive if your team makes it to Denver. The idea that a team may qualify but really has no chance to win or make it to the final is a legitimate reason for SOME clubs not to go. For others, they have kids that don't qualify age wise and because of that they either wont be competitive without them or simply don't like the idea of competing and leaving a few kids behind. As always its about the experience you want for your son.